News and Events
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Unique, Individual Creativity Displayed at Art Nouveau Exhibit
Saturday, November 12, 2016A crowd of visitors gathered to view the Brunnier Art Musuem’s collection of decorative pieces in art nouveau style on Sunday. The pieces are part of an exhibit titled "Challenging Taste: Art Nouveau in the Decorative Arts," running through next summer.
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Teamwork Has ISU Men's Basketball Reaching for Higher Expectations
Thursday, November 10, 2016After a season in which the Cyclones lost to No. 1-seed Virginia in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, Iowa State enters the 2016-17 season ranked No. 24 in the AP preseason poll and is projected to finish fourth in the Big 12 preseason conference.
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ISU Celebrates Community at Veterans Day Events
Thursday, November 10, 2016Whether people have a direct connection to the military or not, Veterans Day is day for people to honor those who have served or are currently serving their country.
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CyRide Seeks Input on Improvements
Wednesday, November 9, 2016The directors of CyRide hosted a public meeting Tuesday to get input on their upcoming year-long survey. In July, CyRide began conducting a study to develop a new design for its current transit system.
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Ladies in Fitness Training (LiFT) Encourages Community
Wednesday, November 9, 2016After hosting its first event, the Pump and Run, Ladies in Fitness Training (LiFT) is continuing to gain popularity and get its name out there. The event, one that incorporated the running and lifting sides of fitness, took place Oct. 15.
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ISU Honor Alumni Veterans with Gold Star Honors
Tuesday, November 8, 2016Four veterans, who were alumni of Iowa State, were honored Monday in the Gold Star Hall ceremony.
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ISU Students Voice Concerns Over Racial Issues
Tuesday, November 8, 2016Monday night, the Memorial Union housed a heated discussion of racial unrest, stigmas toward the police and an election that has left fear in multicultural communities in an attempt to ease tensions on campus.
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Honoring U.S. Veterans at ISU Football Game in Jack Trice Stadium
Wednesday, November 2, 2016To the Iowa State ROTC, it is vital to always remember the sacrifices of U.S. veterans, but as Veterans Day approaches, those thoughts are even more paramount. The Iowa State ROTC will help honor those veterans Thursday at the Iowa State football game.
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ISU Student and Miss Iowa Teen 2014 Promotes Fashion and Community Service
Wednesday, November 2, 2016Goeser, Miss Iowa Teen 2014 and now a sophomore studying apparel, merchandising and design, knows she wants to change how people think about fashion.
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Learning to Manage Sustainably is Key to Future Farming
Wednesday, November 2, 2016Sustainability is the ability to continue a defined behavior indefinitely. For the agricultural industry, this means having the ability to plant and harvest quality crops for generations to come.
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Grant Wood Celebrated Through Art Walk at Parks Library
Wednesday, November 2, 2016Grant Wood was born in 1891, and on Wednesday, the university celebrated his 125th birthday for being an artist who contributed to making Iowa State the university it is today. University Museums conducted a tour of Wood’s most well-known campus pieces.
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Activist Author Margaret Atwood Speaks About Climate Change
Tuesday, November 1, 2016Margaret Atwood, an accomplished author, spoke to a packed room in the Memorial Union on Tuesday evening, emphasizing what she feels is society's role to combat the effects of climate change.
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Privilege Walk Opens Students' Eyes to Community Diversity
Tuesday, November 1, 2016What is privilege? Defined as "a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group of people," privilege can ultimately mean much more than that.
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ISU Student Startup Grows to 15 Pumpkin Patches in Four States
Monday, October 31, 2016This experience of making jack-o'-lanterns for Halloween is something that many can connect with and is something that Ray Schmidt saw as a way he could make a profit in 2013 when he was just a sophomore at Iowa State.
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TRiO Program Help Students Be Successful and Overcome Economic Difficulty
Monday, October 31, 2016TRiO is a federally funded program that started in the 1960s as a means to address economic and cultural barriers within higher education.